Birdies and Frisbees fly at Moraga Commons Disc Golf Course
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, 2022-06-07 23:04:54,
| Published June 8th, 2022 |
| Birdies and Frisbees fly at Moraga Commons Disc Golf Course |
| By Casey Scheiner |
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| Damon Rothgeb tees off at the first hole of Moraga Commons’ disc golf course. Photo Casey Scheiner |
Brian Hanson is preparing to tee off of the first hole in Moraga. Yet, he is not holding a golf club, nor is he placing a peg in the ground at Moraga Country Club. Instead, between the skate park and volleyball courts at Moraga Commons, he wields a disc, looking to launch the round, flat, plate-like object into a chained basket rather than hit a small, dimpled ball into a hole.  Hanson is one of many locals joining in on the disc golf craze that recently swept the nation, with the Professional Disc Golf Association quantifying that over one million people now regularly play. Further, the Moraga Disc Golf Course Facebook group has accumulated over 600 members. With summer arriving, that number should only spike as citizens flock outside to enjoy the warm weather at the only disc golf course within six miles of Moraga. “Disc golf popularity locally and worldwide has rapidly expanded,” Glenn Murray, the organizer for Moraga Commons’ Tuesday Weekly Handicap Singles League, explained. “Lamorinda youth and adults have enjoyed the course over the past 40 years, but it’s more popular now than ever.” The sport that George Costanza of “Seinfeld” coined “frolf,” or frisbee golf, has strong roots at Moraga Commons. The course, donated by the Moraga Women’s Society, celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. Co-designed by… |
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